Anne Jolic has been appointed the new CEO of Development Victoria. John Graham MLC has added the NSW Minister for Transport portfolio to his growing list of responsibilities following the resignation of Jo Haylen. Photos: LinkedIn and NSW Labor.
A breakdown of the latest appointments in the Australian Public Service.
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Bernadette Murphy is the new Assistant Secretary of Parliamentary Audit and Risk at the Department of Education.
Jason Flanagan has been promoted to Assistant Secretary of Strategy in the Department of Home Affairs.
Sally Dennington has been announced as a new Assistant Secretary in the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Fred Nucifora has been promoted to General Manager of Major Projects, and Caroline Turnour will be the new General Manager of Strategic Policy and Partnerships, at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Claire Larter has been promoted to head of the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme in the Department of Health and Aged Care.
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Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong has announced Professor Mimi Tang as the inaugural chair of the ASEAN-Australia Centre Advisory Board.
The new body, established last November, is designed to deepen government engagement with Southeast Asia and support the implementation of the government’s Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040.
Professor Tang is an immunologist allergist and an expert in food oral immunotherapy. She is head of the Allergy Immunology Research Group and director of the Allergy Translation Centre at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, Consultant Immunologist Allergist at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, and the CEO and scientific founder of Prota Therapeutics.
Fred Nucifora has been promoted to General Manager of Major Projects at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Professor Mimi Tang has been appointed as the inaugural chair of the ASEAN-Australia Centre Advisory Board. Photos: GBRMPA and MCRI.
The Federal Government has appointed Georgina Somerset AM as the deputy chairperson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Board for six months, to replace non‑executive director and deputy chair Peter Tonagh, who resigned in December.
Ms Somerset has served on the board as a non-executive director since 2017.
Army Brigadier Troy Francis has been appointed as the new Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra.
BRIG Francis has enjoyed a 30-year career in the army. He completed his officer training at the Royal Military College (RMC) in 1995 before being posted to the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment in Brisbane.
He has served in the 6th Engineer Support Regiment in Brisbane, as Commanding Officer of the Warrant Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, and as Deputy Director of Global Operations for the Afghanistan and Pakistan desk in the Military Strategic Commitments Branch.
BRIG Francis served on exchange in the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. He also held senior positions in the Directorate of Soldier Career Management – Army and the Army Capability Branch, and was the inaugural Director General of the Military Personnel Branch in the new Military Personnel Organisation.
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Dr Nell Greenwood as director, and of Debra Richards as member, to the Council of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) until March 2030 and March 2028, respectively.
Minister for the Arts Tony Burke said: “Debra has an extensive knowledge of screen content policy and production industry issues. Nell has been a leader in Australian screen education for over a decade.
“Both have a long history of association with AFTRS and I’m glad their valuable work with the council will continue.”
Mr Burke has also announced two appointments to the National Archives of Australia Advisory Council: Amanda Heyworth as deputy chair until 19 September, 2027, and Joseph Roach as a council member for three years.
Ms Heyworth is a professional company director who currently holds chair positions at UniSA Ventures Pty Ltd and the Centennial Park Cemetery Authority. She is a non‑executive director at People First Bank and Commissioner of the Essential Services Commission of South Australia.
Mr Roach is the principal of Better Public Policy, which conducts research and advocacy across a range of public policy issues. He has previously held senior executive positions within the Department of Defence and the Department of Finance.
Brigadier Troy Francis has been appointed as the new Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) for a three-year tenure. Photo: ADF.
Original Article published by Andrew McLaughlin on PS News.
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